Man rams deputy's car, flees wrong way, Sheriff's Office says

A Volusia County man is in jail today, facing a slew of charges after allegedly driving drunk, striking a deputy's patrol car and driving the wrong way down U.S. 1 in an attempt to get away.

Calvin Robinson, 34, was found asleep in his car by a deputy at a truck stop on U.S. 1 at about 4:45 a.m., according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. The store manager had called to report Robinson was severely intoxicated.

Robinson fled the scene, striking the deputy and ramming his patrol car in the process, the Sheriff's Office said. He then drove off southbound in the northbound lanes of U.S. 1.

Deputies used stop sticks to flatten his tires and were eventually able to take him into custody. He refused a blood-alcohol test, but deputies reported he had bloodshot eyes and "reeked of alcohol," according to the Sheriff's Office. Beer cans were also found in his car.

Robinson was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer, DUI, driving with a suspended license, criminal mischief and resisting an officer with violence.